Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-06-09

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October 9, 1894. the Commissioners
met, to open and consider bids for the
construction of a court house and Jail.
Present Commissioners Owen Mehan,
Nathaniel Taylcr. and Morris Cope, and
Auditor Barrett.
Stone WOrk-October they entered into
contract with ". J. & A. McClain to furnish
and do all things necessary, and perform and
complete the excavation, concrete work under
walls, concrete in floors, and stone work of the
new court house and jail" according to plans
and specifications, for S2s, 500. The payments
to be 80 per centum during progress of the
work, and remainder when all completed and
accepted. The contract provided "that in
case any alterations are deemed advisable in
the quantity or quality of material or work,
such alterations whether increase
or decrease, are to be put at pro rata for all
cases where they are alterations" and where
there are additions or material differing from
that named in the contract, and contracting
parties can not agree, that the matter should
be referred to arbitration. The same instru-
ment contains provision for the sale of the
old buildings. Afterward, it being deemed in
expedient to have them torn down until the
new court house was ready for occupancy, they
we're bought of the contractors. June 2, 1885,
contracted to change base course, steps, plat
forms, guards, copings, and door sills to best
quality of Greensburg limestone, and to change
all up to first floor line, including basement
cornice, to Berea stone. Cost, S6,628. Nov. g.
1885, contracted to change portico and capitals
to Berea stone, and to change brick facing to
Amherst stone, at cost of $I6, 800. Aug. Is
1886, contracted to put on the " architrave and
frieze courses of the main cornice" of Beres
stone, at cost of $4,8O0. The contractor.
recovered $I1,677 so for extra work upon the
foundation. This makes a total of $67, ,9O5 81
| to be paid for the stone work.
, Brick Work-Oct. Z, 1854 contracted witt
S. c. Kane to do brick work for SIS, $50. AT
terward it was determined that the brick worE
of tower should go through the garret to the
top OF the roof, in order to afford more secure
and solid resting place for the roof, and that al
additional chimney should he built in the cour
room. This involved an additional expendi
ture of 81 ,1I7, out, shortening the iron work o
tower, the contractors for that work agreed
that $500 of that sum should be deducted from
their contract. Total cost of brick work, $l6,
$751; Ten per cent. to be withheld upon eacl
estimate.
| An additional contract for brick work, i
was discovered Monday night, is missing. Thi
involves an additional expenditure of 81 ,O57 %
and makes the total cost of the brick worl
$l7,724,22.l
Iron Work.-Oct. Z, 1884, Lane Bros. con.
tracteI for the iron work, at $30,994. Jun'
g. 1885, contracted for changes, at cost $44S
April 81, 1887, contracted for cross strips ant
iron lath, at $4,000. Total $34 .442, from whicl
deduct $500 on account of shortening of irol
work in tower, leaving $33, ,642. Ten per cent
i to be withheld on all estimates.
GalOanised Iron and Slate Rork.-Octo.
1884, contracted with w. R. Kinnear & Co. t,
furnish material and do galvanized iron, zinc
tin, and slate work, for Sll 900. Ten per cent
to be reserved on estimates. Codicil dated jun
%, 1886, provided for substituting copper 70
tin in all valleys and cutters, for change il
quality of slate, and for terra Gotta for galvan
lied iron hip and ridge moulds, at cost s., ,66
25 Total, sl3, ,66s 25. Ten per cent. to b.
withheld.
| Wood Work and Plastering T. 1884
contracted with Doerzbach & Decker to furnisl
material and complete the woodwork, plaster
ing, and mantle hearths and CRATES, at cost o
$l0,0 ,003 73. Ten per cent. to be withheld
Nov. l3, 1886, contracted to build cistern an
drainage for $37l-same day to build boile
house and ventilsting stack, for S., sol 38-
same day to furnish and complete the ventila
ting and pipe ducts and registers, for 81, ,276
Total, $20,252 IL. Ten per cent. to be held.
Painting and Gldzing.-oct I, 1884, con
tracted with John Fisher to furnish and com
plete the painting, glazing, and glass, S2,65C
Ten per cent. to be reserved.
Boilers, Engines, Plumbing, Gc.-Nev.
1886, contracted with Andrew Swartz for boil
ers and engine, at So, ,S60-fer plumbing, s., so
for gas fittings, $394-for steam heating, 81,
696. Total, SASS Ten per cent. reserved
So much for contracts.